Monday, October 24, 2011

radiant

I need you more
More than yesterday
I need you more
More than words can say
More than the air I breathe
More than the song I sing
More than the next heartbeat
More than anything
And Lord, as time goes by, I will be by your side
Cause I never want to go back to my old life.
Right here in Your presence is where I belong
This old broken heart has finally found a home
And I'll never be alone
I need you more…'cause I never want to go back 


Some people from our base went to Chico, CA a week ago. It was a conference to wait in His presence. To be refreshed from His sweet goodness.


It's a love that is more than anything. He has and IS love. Powerful, beyond words, captivating love. I was so encouraged because I sent out an email to my support group, is what I call it?, and asked for them to fight for this time for us. Prayer is so key. Ahh, I just am blessed by people agreeing with what God is doing and seeking His face for others. The body in a way that humbly prayers before the Lord.


God is doing something in this time, beyond age, beyond what mission organizations you are with, what church you go to, what small group you are in. He is moving in a way that defies all our means to have ANYTHING to do with it. He is showing us that He is what brings us together, to set aside religion, to set aside our own anything, but to give a common thread in us. Really to remind us that we have always had a one thread. One heart beat. One goal. To see that we, without Him could NEVER prepare for His outpouring. We are independent, selfish people, with our own ambitions. SO how could WE ever be the reason that there is passion flowing in and out of people with one heartbeat?! to see the blood of Jesus be the reason that we GLORIFY. That it is no longer about us... it never was. We have a heart to see people be captivated in the love of Jesus. It's hard to resist, ya? SO GET EXCITED.


His refreshment flows like crisp, fresh air, to deep parts of my heart. Simplicity. 
There is a debt, a redemption that He has paid that we could never return, and are never expected to. He's wiped our name clean, it is Holy and pleasing to Him. He bought us back, with deliverance, with radiance, with brightness! (Ephesians 1:7)


We are a generation that says NOW. When we say, let's have a revival, a refreshment, we just became an open heaven for other people. His Kingdom is breaking into our world.
"When you ask the Kingdom to come, you have to be ready to see things you aren't going to understand." - Eric Johnson


A story that Eric told, is that we exhaust ourselves over the goodness of God. We approach it in a way that is, "we better get this now, while it's here, cause it's never coming again..." We think that what He started was to come in waves, that it wasn't meant to last forever. That we better take this blessing now before it leaves. But in reality what He starts, He NEVER ends.
We need to position ourselves to steward that, in His presence, so it never ends.


We have all things, we are given all things because we are daughters and sons of a most loving Father, but we live in a way of desperation (the knowledge of lack) instead of in hunger (the knowledge of abundance.) We must become aware that He has given us total access to Himself. He is giving an opportunity for relationship. We have to stop asking like we can't have... because it was given to us. "We have to stop apologizing for things given for free" -Eric Johnson.


Break off the poverty and orphan spirit. 


"When we walk into His abundance we become a resource to the nations, because grace is more than just getting us out of debt, it's taking us into abundance." 


A lady was sharing a testimony of hers that radiated truth. Jesus told her, "My silence does not mean my displeasure." Mmm.


Andy Byrd, from YWAM Kona came and spoke as well. He spoke such life.
I will be writing another blog based on what he spoke on. It was heart changing. It was exciting and refreshing. Jesus is so exciting! 












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